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Lear Awarded Complete Interior Program by Mazda for Future Vehicle

30 November 2000

Lear Corporation Awarded Complete Interior Program by Mazda for Future Vehicle

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Nov. 30 Lear Corporation
today announced that it has been selected by Mazda Motor Corporation to supply
the complete interior system for a future sports vehicle to be built in
Hiroshima, Japan.  Financial terms of the multi-million dollar agreement were
not disclosed.
    Lear has been awarded this business as the total system integrator and
will manage six automotive suppliers during the design and production process
of the future vehicle's interior.  This is the first total interior program
Lear has been awarded in Japan.  The vehicle will be sold in the U.S., Europe,
Middle East and South America.  Production volume is estimated at
approximately 60,000 to 70,000 vehicles a year.
    "Lear is extremely pleased with Mazda's vote of confidence in our skill
and expertise as an interior systems integrator by awarding Lear our
first-ever complete interior program in Japan," said Bob Rossiter, President
and Chief Executive Officer of Lear Corporation.
    The new business award from Mazda represents Lear's fifth total interior
program and is the second announcement by Lear in the past month related to
major business wins from Japanese automakers.
    "The Asian auto market represents a huge opportunity for Lear," Rossiter
continued.  "We have recently won several new business programs with Japanese
automakers and are currently negotiating other projects to keep our momentum
in the region going strong."
    Lear has been successful in winning $1 billion in incremental new business
in the past year.  As a result, the company's updated business backlog for
2001 through 2005 is $3.5 billion, or 25% of Lear's anticipated 2000 sales of
$14 billion.